Deakin Law School offers a stimulating environment in which to undertake research in a range of legal fields. Our research informs law reform, public debate and is published in Australia and internationally. It also informs our teaching, course design and content. Our research complies with relevant guidelines governing privacy and ethical conduct.
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Our research centres take the strengths of Deakin Law School and invest them in projects designed to make a difference.
Led by Professors Shiri Krebs and Patrick Emerton, the centre investigates and advances legal frameworks to protect individuals and communities from threats including organised violence, abuse of governmental and corporate power, economic and technology-based harms, and inequality, marginality and deprivation.
Led by Associate Professors Neera Bhatia and Tania Penovic, the Law, Health and Society research unit critically examines health law, policy, regulation and ethics to drive change and improve health and wellbeing outcomes across society.
As a Deakin Law School research degree student, you’ll get a world-class education and the chance to collaborate, learn and share ideas through regular research seminars, conferences and workshops.
Studying at Deakin Law School helped me develop a strong interest in empirical legal research – particularly in the areas relating to corporate law and governance in India, and more broadly in the Asian region. Deakin provided me with a well-rounded professional experience which has enabled my academic career to grow.
Akanksha Jumde
PhD Law
| Name | PhD topic | Principal supervisor | Associate supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa Alade | FinTech and Data Protection: Imperatives for Bespoke Regulatory Standard | Dr Zehra Gulay Kavame Eroglu | Professor Jean Du Plessis |
| Jack Aquilina | Research and Development Tax Incentive in the New Knowledge Economy | Associate Professor Mark Bowler-Smith | Associate Professor Edward Podolski (external supervisor) |
| Henry Thomas Austin-Stone | Non-physical family violence: the challenges in prosecuting perpetrators in Tasmania | Professor Marilyn McMahon | Associate Professor Ben Saunders |
| Matthew Crocker | Do our models of sovereign debt sustainability need updating? | Professor Patrick Emerton | Dr Peter Ferguson Associate Professor Steven Hail (external supervisor) |
| Holly Cullen | Integrating Feminist and Queer Perspectives into International Litigation Strategies | Dr Tamsin Paige | Associate Professor Ben Saunders |
| Kelly Green | Toward a Cohesive Theory of Search Engine Liability in Defamation | Alfred Deakin Professor Matthew Groves | Associate Professor Jason Taliadoros |
| Madeleine Hale | Protection of free speech rights against infringement by private entities | Associate Professor Colin Campbell | Professor Patrick Emerton |
| Serena Hildenbrand | Victorian government transport data-sharing framework, encompassing privacy and human rights | Professor Shiri Krebs | Alfred Deakin Professor Matthew Groves Dr Bruce Chen |
| Manasi Kumar | The Indian Group of Companies Doctrine and its implications for Indian contract law | Dr Firew Tiba | Dr Shu Zhang Dr Saloni Khanderia (external supervisor) |
| Morgan Stonebridge | The Application of Empathy to the Question of Animal Rights | Dr Jane Kotzmann | Professor Patrick Emerton |
| Naimeh Masumy | Integration of Sustainable Development in Damage Compensation of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: The Delicate Balance of Reaching a Just and Equitable Remedy | Dr Tamsin Paige | Dr Shu Zhang |
| Katie Miller | Is administrative law fit for high volume, high velocity decision making? A case study | Alfred Deakin Professor Matthew Groves | Associate Professor Maria O'Sullivan |
| Patricia Nonis | First Principles Theory of Animal Constitutional Rights | Dr Jane Kotzmann | Dr David Tan Professor Patrick Emerton |
| Ninia Reza | A critical analysis of the domestic and transnational laws applicable to multinational corporations in selected jurisdictions with supply chains in the Bangladeshi garment industry | Professor Jean Du Plessis | Associate Professor Jason Taliadoros Dr Shu Zhang |
| Lisa Rogers | The safeguarding and protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage in international law and policy. | Associate Professor Jason Taliadoros | Associate Professor Ben Saunders Professor Christoph Antons (external supervisor) |
| Shiran Shahaf | Advancing International Norms of Cyber Warfare | Professor Shiri Krebs | Dr John Morss Associate Professor Danielle Chubb |
| Joanne Stagg | Queer, Here, Curia: A queer Australian alternative judgement project | Dr Tamsin Paige | Dr David Tan |
| Maragrita Vladimirova | Legal Regulation of Facial Recognition Software and Its Application | Professor Patrick Emerton | Associate Professor Colin Campbell |
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